C150 heading east over Ramsbottom at 4.15 this afternoon.
Mike Duckham said
Sun Oct 15 5:52 PM, 2017
A good-sized flock of Pink-footed Geese in several skeins went over Fairywell Wood on the Timperley/Wythenshawe border high approx west at about 5.25pm. A very quick, rough count came out at c. 350, give or take 50 or so. One of the larger groups i've seen over the years i think.
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Sunday 15th of October 2017 05:53:21 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 15th of October 2017 07:19:16 PM
dave broome said
Sun Oct 15 4:54 PM, 2017
63 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 16:45
steven burke said
Sat Oct 14 8:21 PM, 2017
exactly 100 (counted from photo) over old Trafford at 4.25pm heading east.
Chris Sutton said
Fri Oct 13 9:25 AM, 2017
Chorlton c 150 heading SSE at 7:45 am this morning Chris
James Walsh said
Fri Oct 13 7:47 AM, 2017
Thursday 12th October 2017
c50 east Withington mid-morning
steven burke said
Thu Oct 12 11:17 AM, 2017
120+ east over chorlton ees at 9.45am.
colin moran said
Thu Oct 12 10:34 AM, 2017
2 skeins n/e over worsley of c 400 at 9;30 am
dave broome said
Thu Oct 12 8:50 AM, 2017
This morning over Ashton-in-Makerfield 32 east at 08:15 and c160 east at 09:18
-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 12th of October 2017 09:21:40 AM
PHIL GREENWOOD said
Tue Oct 10 5:09 PM, 2017
30+ over Carrington at 1125, heading east.
Mark Rigby said
Tue Oct 10 4:28 PM, 2017
2 skeins over Lees at 1134 hrs and 1139 hrs totalling 500+
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:30:11 PM
Keith Mills said
Tue Oct 10 1:50 PM, 2017
11.15 c110 Pink-footed Geese heading East in two skeins, over Rumworth Lodge.
-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 01:51:46 PM
Steve Suttill said
Tue Oct 10 12:18 PM, 2017
11.40: skein of 150+ heading East over Mossley
Bernard McGurrin said
Mon Oct 9 8:05 PM, 2017
52 heading SE then tuerning sharp south over bickershaw rucks @08-35 this morning
John Doherty said
Mon Oct 9 11:01 AM, 2017
Approx 100 over heading South West over my north Manchester flat this morning, 9am
Paul Richardson said
Sun Oct 8 9:28 PM, 2017
Perfect V-shaped skein of 30 over Woodend and Lilford (Leigh) flying east, at approx 15.00.
Zoe Barrett said
Sun Oct 8 1:39 PM, 2017
Approx 100 flew West over Kersal dale at 11.00 today. Couldn't see or count very well due to being in middle of woodland. Good to see again!
Mike c cooper said
Fri Oct 6 9:07 AM, 2017
Another skein of 40 high to east at 10:10
60 east high over Elton res couple of calls only at 8:50
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:34:17 AM
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:35:13 AM
Scott robinson said
Thu Oct 5 7:47 PM, 2017
40+ Over Pemberton, Wigan this afternoon heading West.
Dave Tennant said
Thu Oct 5 6:20 PM, 2017
29 heading northwest over hazelhurst road Worsley 1400 .
Andy Bissitt said
Wed Oct 4 8:51 PM, 2017
35 or so over Adswood at just after 10 a.m. moving somewhere towards the SE quandrant.
Ian McKerchar said
Wed Oct 4 12:20 AM, 2017
Unseen but noisy skein heard fairly low W/NW over Sale Sharks training ground in Carrington at around 8pm yesterday evening.
Simon Johnson said
Tue Oct 3 8:48 PM, 2017
At Elton 18 west @ 11.18, single bird west @ 11.57 and 42 west @ 12.40
From heaton park this afternoon 8 NW @ 16.17, 26 SE @ 16.37, 40+ NW @ 16.44, 50 west @ 17.20, 22 west @ 17.33 and 17 west @ 17.39
Steven Higginbottom said
Tue Oct 3 4:21 PM, 2017
69 flew over Elton Reservoir heading West at 15:30. Cheers Steven.
colin moran said
Tue Oct 3 12:18 PM, 2017
c 40 n/e over worsley village 11 30
dave broome said
Tue Oct 3 11:09 AM, 2017
24 high SSE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 11:07
steven burke said
Tue Oct 3 10:27 AM, 2017
34 over trafford park at 10.15 am heading south then as they got over my workplace headed west.
dave broome said
Fri Sep 22 7:55 AM, 2017
sid ashton wrote:
Pink-feet heard calling over our Hale garden this morning at 8.30ish but I was too slow out of the shower to see them
Never mind Sid, I'm sure your neighbours will be eternally grateful for that
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 22nd of September 2017 11:32:04 AM
sid ashton said
Thu Sep 21 10:26 PM, 2017
Pink-feet heard calling over our Hale garden this morning at 8.30ish but I was too slow out of the shower to see them
Chris Harper said
Sun Sep 17 9:00 AM, 2017
70 South East over Ashton town centre at 08.15
Mark Rigby said
Sat Sep 16 9:04 PM, 2017
30+ over Lees at 0800hrs, probably the same skein that was seen over Audenshaw.
Nigel Troup said
Sat Sep 16 7:23 PM, 2017
c60 SE over Woodsmoor at 08:00 today: a single skein.
Peter Nolan Woolley said
Sat Sep 16 1:21 PM, 2017
30 SE over Audenshaw Reservoirs @ 8:02 this morning.
Craig Higson said
Sat Sep 16 12:04 PM, 2017
Two more skeins of 38 and 45 just as I was leaving Pennington
Steven Nelson said
Sat Sep 16 11:55 AM, 2017
100+ heading SE over Irlam between 10.00-10.40 this morning in 2 skeins (60+ & 40+).
John Rayner said
Sat Sep 16 11:17 AM, 2017
Hazel Grove:
c90 over garden heading SE at 10.20.
Cheers John
Craig Higson said
Sat Sep 16 10:34 AM, 2017
84 over Pennington Flash around 08.30 this morning plus another skein earlier that I couldn't see but heard quite clearly.
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Saturday 16th of September 2017 10:35:42 AM
Alan Rowley said
Sat Sep 16 8:55 AM, 2017
100+ heading SE over Worsley at 0835 this morning.
Gordon Newman said
Sat Sep 16 8:37 AM, 2017
25+ S between Bickershaw Rucks and Pennington Flash @ 08.10
steven burke said
Fri Sep 15 9:43 PM, 2017
c60 north east over old Trafford at 9.50am
Mick Taylor said
Fri Sep 15 2:30 PM, 2017
100+ over Standish, heading east, 8 this morning.
simon ghilks said
Fri Sep 15 11:03 AM, 2017
15/9/17
2 Skeins over Denton, not sure of exact timings, c80 ESE at around 8:30 and c60 NE at around 9:30
Ivan Ellison said
Fri Sep 15 10:26 AM, 2017
c30 this morning flying west over Prestwich @ 0930
Chris Sutton said
Fri Sep 15 9:42 AM, 2017
c. 40 flying to the NE over Hardy Farm on Chorlton Ees at c 9:10 am this morning Chris
dave broome said
Fri Sep 15 9:13 AM, 2017
120 SE over Downall Green, Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:05, about 25 of which broke off and went N
Keith Mills said
Fri Sep 15 7:39 AM, 2017
7.25 this am: c40 over Rumworth Lodge and then Ladybridge > SE
Mike Cooper said
Thu Sep 14 3:20 PM, 2017
14/9 14:30 Hopwood Heywood
15 low over garden heading west then north
dave broome said
Tue Sep 12 4:20 PM, 2017
60+ flew high NE over Higher End, Billinge at 15:55 today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire
Bernard McGurrin said
Sat Mar 25 7:21 AM, 2017
a single pink footed goose flying east over bickershaw rucks at 06-50 this morning
55 NW over Orrell/Billinge at 11:12
C150 heading east over Ramsbottom at 4.15 this afternoon.
A good-sized flock of Pink-footed Geese in several skeins went over Fairywell Wood on the Timperley/Wythenshawe border high approx west at about 5.25pm. A very quick, rough count came out at c. 350, give or take 50 or so. One of the larger groups i've seen over the years i think.
-- Edited by Mike Duckham on Sunday 15th of October 2017 05:53:21 PM
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 15th of October 2017 07:19:16 PM
63 SE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 16:45
c 150 heading SSE at 7:45 am this morning
Chris
c50 east Withington mid-morning
2 skeins n/e over worsley of c 400 at 9;30 am
This morning over Ashton-in-Makerfield 32 east at 08:15 and c160 east at 09:18
-- Edited by dave broome on Thursday 12th of October 2017 09:21:40 AM
-- Edited by Mark Rigby on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 04:30:11 PM
-- Edited by keith mills on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 01:51:46 PM
Approx 100 flew West over Kersal dale at 11.00 today. Couldn't see or count very well due to being in middle of woodland. Good to see again!
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:34:17 AM
-- Edited by Mike c cooper on Friday 6th of October 2017 10:35:13 AM
35 or so over Adswood at just after 10 a.m. moving somewhere towards the SE quandrant.
Unseen but noisy skein heard fairly low W/NW over Sale Sharks training ground in Carrington at around 8pm yesterday evening.
From heaton park this afternoon
8 NW @ 16.17, 26 SE @ 16.37, 40+ NW @ 16.44, 50 west @ 17.20, 22 west @ 17.33 and 17 west @ 17.39
Cheers Steven.
c 40 n/e over worsley village 11 30
24 high SSE over Ashton-in-Makerfield at 11:07
Never mind Sid, I'm sure your neighbours will be eternally grateful for that
-- Edited by dave broome on Friday 22nd of September 2017 11:32:04 AM
Pink-feet heard calling over our Hale garden this morning at 8.30ish but I was too slow out of the shower to see them
70 South East over Ashton town centre at 08.15
c90 over garden heading SE at 10.20.
Cheers John
-- Edited by Craig Higson on Saturday 16th of September 2017 10:35:42 AM
100+ heading SE over Worsley at 0835 this morning.
2 Skeins over Denton, not sure of exact timings, c80 ESE at around 8:30 and c60 NE at around 9:30
Chris
120 SE over Downall Green, Ashton-in-Makerfield 09:05, about 25 of which broke off and went N
c40 over Rumworth Lodge and then Ladybridge > SE
15 low over garden heading west then north
60+ flew high NE over Higher End, Billinge at 15:55 today, info thanks to Chris Darbyshire